Ron Wyden actually said...

So the consumer is not in a position to make those purchases of durable goods and create demand and put people to work.

There is no question it is a big problem. The question is, what can we do to get started, and this is bipartisan.

We have focused on growing American workers' paychecks, putting more dollars into their pocket.

An unfair tax reform plan would risk heaping a new burden on people who are already struggling to get ahead.